Which handphone to buy???

This is what i asked my mom endlessly over the past few days... as i racked my brains on which one is the best for me...

Design wise, it has to be Samsung and LG liao... maybe 1 or 2 models from Motorola and another few from Sony Ericsson...

User-friendliness, i think Nokia won hands down... and Sony Ericsson second on the list...

Functions wise, no doubt...Nokia and Sony Ericsson. In fact the top 10 mobile sets in CNETAsia all belong to these 2 giant brands.

And of course the most important factor...
the price.

What's the use of having all these qualities and features if it's not within my budget??
Lolx...

Anyway... after a super long consideration and a series of elimination...
It boils down to W890i and N81.
Actually i also considered W910i and W580i... cos they both looks really sleek and stylish and the features are not bad too... But i heard W910i has lots of lag problems...typical of SE OS. I really liked W580i a lot and it's relatively cheap too...but it has many negative feedbacks too.

W890i so far has not yet any major problems and the ratings at cnet is quite high too...
the camera has 3.2 megapixel..
its sony walkman phone technology sounds promising...
plus its slim and mocha-tinted body is much more attractive than N81's design...
It's also in candy-bar form, and this design has less issues as compared to slides, swivels or clamshell forms...
And it cost about $268... though don't sound cheap, but the promotion claims the price is after a discount of $360 already. Plus there's free Sean Kingston tickets...

But N81 has Wifi functions,
and it has dual stereo speakers...something that W890i lacks and that draws me to it a great deal after i've seen my mom's 6233 speakers too...
The screen is large and is of 1.6 million colours..
plus it's user friendly, much fewer complaints of lag problems than SE phones.
And also students only need to pay $199 for it~ Sounds perfect.
The design is the only factor.. it's a little obiang... and thick.
And i don't really like slide phones coz as mentioned above, it's a greater victim of wear and tear..

Soo.... it's design vs functions right now...
In the end, i picked the N81... due to the price factor as well as the speakers... Cos what i really want is a good music phone. The large 1.6 million coloured screen is also a great contributor... (Now i watch a few MVs with it.. and it's damn clear...) Of course, and also the WiFi connectivity... it's super convenient.. can read blogs and check emails with it -- for free~~~ (as long as you have the network that is..) Now i won't have to depend on GPRS and risk paying $6000 for my bills le sia... lol...

Plus now is the best time for me get a new line...
SIM card and registration waived.
50% off your original bill for 1st 6 months.
Unlimited SMS (with the typical 1st 500 smses condition attached).
Campus Calls free - outgoing included. (Capped at 333 mins)
Free 1 year Caller ID.
For my phone, N81:
I saved $100+ now for buying this phone at student rate.
They gave an additional 1 gb of memory card, so now i have 3gb in total.

So overall a very good deal indeed...
Those who wanna upgrade handphones now is a good time oso~!! Do it quick..
Think the promo ends on 14th Mar.. thereafter, may not have such a good deal liao...
Quick~~!!